Rumor: Lakers May Not Bring Mike D’Antoni Back Next Season

Summary of 5 articles · Updated Mar 13, 2014

“I had a source tell me last night [that] Mike D’Antoni is gone at the end of the season. Sources informed Bleacher Report’s Ric Bucher the Lakers had assured a pair of Lakers D’Antoni was done next season, and Stephen A. While Smith has a tendency toward… (more)s bombast, and we’re downplaying that a bit, this rumor isn’t as crazy as it sounds. With the exception of Kobe’s new two-year deal that goes into affect starting next season, and the final year of Steve Nash’s three-year deal , the Lakers don’t have anyone else of merit signed beyond this season. Ten games is the NBA limit for teams and players to slough off a career under the “medical retirement” cop while knocking a player’s contracts off the salary cap books, which apparently has some of the more heartless and vocal of Laker fans calling into radio talk shows to express disappointment that Nash – “never a Laker,” according to one – has chosen not to decide to walk away from the final year and $9.7 million on his contract in 2014-15.

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